Maud and Burton Goldfield Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered; a small charity should first look for a credible introduction or a warm, well-informed contact.
- Its grants are mostly small: half of its 140 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less, and about 8 in 10 fall between $1,000 and $75,000, so a modest request in that range is the typical size, though the largest grant was $300,000 and that band is not a ceiling.
- Repeat support is strong, with 95% of grant dollars to organisations going to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so new groups should expect to find it hard to break in.
- No geographic focus is stated, although the grant record leans towards California and Utah; that describes past giving rather than a rule about who may apply.
- The filings state no formal funding priorities or detailed eligibility criteria, so whether your work fits is best tested in that direct contact before any request is made.
Overview
Maud and Burton Goldfield Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Wilmington, DE.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation's grants support a varied group of charitable organisations, with most recorded giving unrestricted. Recipients include animal welfare and rescue organisations, conservation and open-space bodies, educational and youth organisations, and community organisations. Alongside general support, recorded purposes include dog training and foster care, protection of open space and wildlife, scholarships, and community projects. The grant record is concentrated among organisations in California and Utah, with smaller amounts reaching other states. It also shows substantial repeat support to organisations. The filings do not state formal funding priorities or detailed eligibility criteria.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in California and Utah.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests; no application route is provided in the filing.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 95% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 140 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 2%
- The largest single recipient received 20% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 95% of grant dollars went to organisations Maud and Burton Goldfield Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 5% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 47 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Pets In Need · General & Unrestricted$300,0002025 tax year
- Best Friends Animal Society · General & Unrestricted$150,0002025 tax year
- Mountain Trails Foundation · General & Unrestricted$100,0002025 tax year
- Tony La Russas Animal Rescue Foundation · For continued training for Big dogs and staff$100,0002025 tax year
- Peninsula Open Space Trust · Tunitas Creek Beach Project and Annual Fund$100,0002025 tax year
- Summit Land Conservancy · General & Unrestricted$60,0002025 tax year
- Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden · the Horticultural Complex Project$50,0002025 tax year
- College Track · General & Unrestricted$50,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Maud Carol Goldfield — Director, President, Secretary
- Burton M Goldfield — Director, Treasurer
- Alec Thunder Goldfield — Director, Vice President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $985,373 | $825,700 | $26,346,691 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,257,706 | $1,071,000 | $28,466,860 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $1,439,891 | $1,293,000 | $31,534,529 | Filing for 2025 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Wilmington, DE